Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Twitter restricts Trump’s campaign account from tweeting
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Thursday temporarily restricted U.S. President Donald Trump's election campaign account from tweeting, saying a video from the account about Democratic presidential candidat...
Oct 15, 2020
Trump would go higher than $1.8 trillion on coronavirus stimulus deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would agree to go higher than the $1.8 trillion that the White House has offered in coronavirus stimulus funding to strike a deal...
Oct 15, 2020
Kamala Harris pauses in-person campaigning after staffer diagnosed with COVID-19
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris canceled travel plans through Sunday as a precaution after one of her staff members tested positive for COVID-19...
Oct 15, 2020
Mnuchin says still working toward coronavirus relief deal, not hung up on testing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will keep trying to reach a deal on coronavirus relief with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before the Nov. 3 election, he said on Thursday, ad...
Oct 15, 2020
2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - -Democratic leaders urge Joe Biden supporters to vote early and in huge numbers amid concerns that nothing short of a decisive win for the Democratic candidate will stave off a move by Pre...
Oct 15, 2020
Explainer: ‘Dueling electors’ pose risk of U.S. vote deadlock
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - The 2020 U.S. presidential election could be the most closely contested in recent memory due to a deeply divided electorate and the possibility that President Donald Trump will...
Oct 15, 2020
Senators to hear from legal experts on last day of Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearing
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday will wrap up four days of hearings on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett by questioning experts, including t...
Oct 15, 2020
Democrats urge early voting, massive turnout as Trump stokes fears of contested election
By Tim Reid and Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - Joe Biden supporter Cindy Kalogeropoulos took no chances when her absentee ballot arrived on Sept. 29. The Michigan retiree filled it out, drove 7 miles to t...
Oct 15, 2020
Analysis: Trump cannot count on last-minute deciders to save him – Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four years ago, U.S. President Donald Trump rode a wave of late-deciding voters to a shocking election victory. But those voters are unlikely to...
Oct 15, 2020
Split screen: Trump and Biden to headline dueling town halls
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will hold dueling prime-time town halls on Thursday instead of their second presidential debate, which was canceled ...
Oct 15, 2020
